Series:  Peculiar People Title:  A Living Stone Text:  1 Peter 2:4-8 Today’s Takeaway – Receive instead of rejecting God’s chosen and precious living stone 1. Jesus is this living stone who has become the cornerstone of the faith 2. So many people stumble over, are offended by, and reject this living stone 3. All who…

Series:  Peculiar People Title:  Look How Much You’ve Grown! Text:  1 Peter 2:2-3 Today’s Takeaway – Long to grow in your salvation through Christ 1. You need to grow 2. You will grow if you have indeed tasted that the Lord is good 3. You will grow if you feed on pure spiritual milk May…

Title:  Swallowed Up Forever Text:  Isaiah 25:1-9 Today’s Truth – Through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, our God has done wonderful things planned from old 1. Abundance and richness have been given 2. The veil over the nations has been removed 3. Death has been swallowed up forever 4. Our reproach has been taken away…

Title:  The Way of the Donkey Text:  Matthew 21:1-11 Today’s Takeaway – Let the gentle and lowly presentation of Jesus draw you to receive Him and worship Him 1. Jesus was gentle and lowly in His birth 2. Jesus was gentle and lowly in His teaching 3. Jesus was gentle and lowly in His entry…

Series:  I ♥️ My Church: A Peculiar People Interlude Title:  Account Text:  1 Corinthians 5:1-5 Today’s Truth – Loving my church requires accountability 1. We are called to protect one another from the eternal danger of sin 2. We really love only those we hold accountable 3. We have been given a process 4. We act…

Series:  I ♥️ My Church: A Peculiar People Interlude Title:  Appraise Text:  Luke 14:25-27 Today’s Truth:  Loving my church requires appraisal 1. Jesus > your family 2. Jesus > your possessions 3. Jesus > your life May we value Jesus more than anything on this earth!

Series:  I ♥️ My Church: A Peculiar People Interlude Title:  Act Text:  1 Corinthians 16:14 Today’s Truth – Loving my church requires action 1. Place myself under the spiritual leadership of this local body, particularly its pastors 2. Gather together regularly with this local body 3. Develop genuine Christian relationships with members of this local body…

Series:  I ♥️ My Church: A Peculiar People Interlude Title:  Attend Text:  Acts 2:42-47 Today’s Truth – Loving my church requires attendance 1. Understand your presence itself as an act of love 2. Prioritize the assembly of the church 3. See the sinfulness of forsaking the assembly 4. Recognize the vulnerability of yourself and your church…

Series:  Peculiar People Title:  From the HeartText:  1 Peter 1:22-2:1 Today’s Takeaway – Love your Christian brothers and sisters Why? 1. As fruit of being born again 2. As an outworking of holy obedience How? 1. Sincerely 2. Fervently 3. Deeply 4. Continually 5. Ridding ourselves of… a. malice b. deceit c. hypocrisy d. envy…

Series:  Peculiar People Title:  I Am Holy Text:  1 Peter 1:13-21 Today’s Takeaway – Be obedient unto holiness no matter the circumstances 1. Your Father is holy 2. Your Father will judge your works 3. Your Father ransomed you with the precious blood of Christ 4. Your Father will bring circumstance-changing grace at Christ’s second…